Save the Date!
The 2026 Animal Science Showcase will be held on April 30, 2026. We hope to see you there!
The Department of Animal Science, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota hosted its annual Animal Science Showcase on April 24, 2025. The Animal Science Showcase is an event hosted to celebrate the accomplishments of faculty, students and alumni in the Department of Animal Science. This event is open to alumni, industry partners, students and stakeholders and includes graduate student poster sessions, networking opportunities and recognition of the Golden Alumni Award recipients.
Thank you to everyone who attended this year's event! Click here to view the photos from the 2025 Animal Science Showcase.
photos courtesy of Sarah Hagenow and Nora Poole
Congratulations to the 2025 Golden Alumni Award recipients:
Dr. Dana Allen-Tully (industry) | President of GAR-LIN Dairy, LLC
Charles Krause (industry) | co-owner of Krause Holsteins, Inc.
Dr. Lance Baumgard (academia) | Distinguished Professor and Norman L. Jacobson Endowed Professor in Dairy Nutrition at Iowa State University
Previous Golden Alumni Award Recipients
2024 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Dr. Dale Rozeboom
2024 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Dr. Jeffrey Knott
2023 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Dr. Terry Etherton
2023 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Barry Visser
2022 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Doris Mold
2022 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Gene Rouse
2021 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Dale Heintz
2021 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Dr. Fred Owens
2020 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Dale Miller
2020 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Dr. Onnie Byers
2019 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - John Goihl
2019 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Dr. Tom Porter
2018 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Dr. Bruce Behrends
2018 Golden Alumni Award Recipient - Dr. Bradley Johnson
